Holding your breath could increase the risk of COVID-19, say researchers at IIT Madras
Holding your breath could increase the risk of COVID-19, say researchers at IIT Madras
IANS / Updated: Jan 11, 2021, 22:19 IST
IIT) Madras, have found that the
process of virus-laden droplets being transported into deep lung increases with decreasing
breathing frequency.
The team modelled the breathing frequency in a laboratory and found that low breathing frequency increases the time of residence of the virus and therefore, it increases chances of deposition and consequently the infection. Also, the multi-scale lung structure has a significant effect on a person s susceptibility to Covid-19.
New Delhi, January 11
Holding the breath and having low breathing rate can increase the chances of the novel coronavirus-laden droplets being deposited deep in the lungs, according to a study by rese
IIT Madras study says holding breath may increase risk of getting Covid-19
The team of IIT Madras reported in their research that holding the breath and having a low breathing rate may increase the likelihood of deposition of the virus in the lungs
Coronavirus Infection Symptoms
As the Covid-19 continues to mutate, researchers are conducting studies to closely monitor this deadly virus. In this direction, the researchers of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have found that holding breath or breathing at a slower rate may increase the risk of infection with Covid-19. In their study, the researchers have attributed the reason to the increased process of the virus-laden droplet which transports into the deep lung as the breathing frequency decreases.
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